. >> reporter: at the zappos distribution senter in shepherdsville, kentucky, you'll find some of thelieved workers in america. had you started to give up a little bit? >> it was very hard. it's kind of depressing. >> reporter: relief is what happens when you find a job in a town where the unemployment rate is 10.3%. the online shoe retailer is bucking the national trend and hiring 3,000 workers for its busy christmas season. so far they've received 44,000 applications for jobs starting at $8.25 an hour. danita young started last week. she'd been out of work for a year and a half. what would have happened if zappos didn't hire? >> we'll still be eating ramen noodles every night. that was my meal. it was getting very bad. very bad. >> reporter: you hear that from the people on the floor here. in this economy they would have taken any job. but a job here at zappos-- even a temporary one-- for them, that's like hitting the employment lottery. number six on "fortune"'s top 100 companies to work for list, workers are treated to lunch everyday and the vending machines don't require any mone

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